TURKISH AEROSPACE Industries (TUSASJ has confirmed that it will supply T129 ATAK attack helicopters to Nigeria under a recently signed contract. The acquisition was confirmed in a statement by Temel Kotil, CEO of TUSAS, at the Farnborough International Airshow. While the delivery schedule and the exact date of the contract signing was not disclosed - along with the contract value - it was stated that Nigeria will receive six T129 ATAKs in total. However,in his speech, Kotil only went so far as to say that the attack helicopters would be delivered in the near future. This sale comes after TUSAS, sold six T129s to the Philippines under a contract worth $269m. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has already received two examples, with the remaining four aircraft set to be delivered in 2023. It also follows on from Turkey and Nigeria signing a Defence Industry Cooperation agreement, which came into effect in October 2021.
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